In response to continual hikes in the cost of optical-grade polycarbonate (PC), which now stands at US$3/kg, Taiwan-based blank optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek are likely...
Taiwan-based makers of LED epitaxial wafers are making efforts to increase yield rates from an average of 60% currently to 70-80% by the end of second-quarter 2011, as Korea-based...
Three Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) makers Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Ichia Technologies have posted sequential gains in March revenues. All of them are optimistic...
Despite a take-off of the LED industry, pressure is mounting on suppliers of sapphire ingots for lower quotes in the second quarter 2011 as recent capacity ramps by makers, Korea-based...
Taiwan-based digital camera chassis makers AVY Precision and Donpon Precision expect their shipments in the second quarter to grow sequentially as new camera models will start mass...
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.18 billion (US$178.96 million) for March 2011, up 50.3% on month, and as the company...
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has expressed concerns that it may experience a particularly weak second quarter of 2011, as clients turn cautious about placing orders due to shortages...
Taiwan-based handset ODM maker Arima Communications shipped 1.48 million handsets in March 2011 and 3.94 million units in January-March, and is expected to ship five million units...
Faced with sluggish demand in the Europe market, solar-cell clients plan to cut their output and demanded price cuts. The trend seems to have started affecting the quotes for upstream...
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology has remained cautious about the outlook for the second quarter due to low order visibility. The company expects to report...
Although the LCD TV supply chain is going through an inventory adjustment, major LCD TV brands are planning to increase production in second-quarter 2011 in order to catch up with...
Asustek Computer is expected to see its monthly motherboard shipments reach 2.5-3 million units in the second quarter of 2011 as demand from the first quarter was delayed to the second...
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto expects sales of its LED lighting modules will account for 30% its revenues in the second quarter 2011, buoyed by large-volume orders...
A sufficient supply of cover lenses for touch panel modules will be the key for Apple and other vendors to reach their shipment goals for tablet PCs in second-quarter 2011, according...
Due to a shortage of controller chips for motors used in hard disk drives, prices of HDDs in the OEM market are likely to increase by 5-10% in the second quarter. Prices in the channel...
